Taxonomy:Synnalaxis [sic] Aegithaloïdes Kittlitz, 1830, hills near Valparaíso, Chile. Plumage similarities have suggested to some authors that this and L. striolata are sister-species, and to others that this and mostly parapatric L. platensis are sister-species. Geographical variation in colour follows Gloger’s Rule, with populations from arid areas usually the palest in coloration. Four subspecies recognized.